Teachers Talk Radio

The Saturday Breakfast Show with Zoe Enser 22-01-2022

Generic verses subject specific CPD. What is the right approach?
Zoe discusses the topic with history teacher Mike Hill about why subject matters and what we can do to build our subject communities to improve our teaching.

The Drive Home with Bisayo Adewole 21-01-22: The Teacher’s Playlist of Actions to Play, Stop, Replay, Pause

An interesting conversation between host Bisayo and guest Mary Senami on the Teacher's Playlist of actions in the classroom, regarding what to play, pause, stop or replay. One thing to play is 'using a to-do list' , stop shouting at learners, and take a break on grading every assignment. So what's it going to be for you? listen, learn and share!

The Morning Break with Dorian Brown 21-01-22: Sustainable transport in schools

Dorian is joined by Ray Craig aka 'Bike it Ray' for a fantastic discussion surrounding the importance of encouraging schools to promote more sustainable travel.
Ray has years of experience working with schools on a many and varied range of strategies and initiatives to break down the barriers/dispel myths of safe, green, and sustainable travel to and from school.
We talk about why individuals should go green with their travel, highlighting a range of health, environmental and wellbeing advantages as well as describing how schools can get the wheels turning on helping facilitate  and enable more staff and students to go green.
This is a vital issue in the wake of COP26 and the DfE draft strategy for sustainability and climate change and from governors to students, everybody would benefit from foundations being laid to support schools and trusts in net carbon neutrality.
Ray is so passionate, knowledgeable and friendly - be more Ray!
 
Links from the show
Get in touch with Ray on Twitter @BikeitRay
Pedal Planet with Ray http://www.pedalplanet.co.uk/
Bike it Ray’s bike skills playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5fRA-WbPmiyI8g88ZC3F61Ybtuldf3Jp  
Bikeability https://www.bikeability.org.uk/
Sustrans school resources https://www.sustrans.org.uk/our-blog/projects/2021/scotland/cop26-schools-resource  
Southampton Bike Life report 2019 https://www.sustrans.org.uk/media/5953/bikelife19_southamptoncr_web.pdf 
https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/
Impending Highway Code changes: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-the-highway-code-to-improve-road-safety-for-cyclists-pedestrians-and-horse-riders/summary-of-the-consultation-proposals-on-a-review-of-the-highway-code 
Modeshift STARS https://www.modeshiftstars.org/education/
My Journey https://myjourneysouthampton.com/
Biophilic https://blog.interface.com/3-top-educational-spaces/

The Drive Home show with Seb Ventura 20-1-22: Tutoring episode with Laura Calaz

We discuss private tutoring and the NTP with my guest Laura Calaz.

The Late Late Show with Toby P-C 19-01-22: Pointless Pedagogies

Toby flew solo this week due to some logistical complications for Ed, so Alex Wright called in for twenty minutes to discuss the Three Most Pointless Pedagogies.  Question of the week explored the true purpose of an exercise book.  Back as a bouncy duo of Ukelele strumming Teachie Boys next week!

The Wednesday Late Show with Alex Wright 19-01-22: Posthuman Education

Listen back as Alex and guest Dr Kay Sidebottom discuss the future of education in Posthuman terms. Also: language, decolonisation, parenthood and uploading one's consciousness to a computer. 

The Twilight Show with Nathan Gynn 19-01-22: Handwriting Part Two

Nathan is joined by Amanda McLeod, Chair of the National Handwriting Association, and Dan Wright, Deputy Headteacher and SENDCo, to discuss improving handwriting for all. What is it we are looking for from handwriting? Neatness? Speed? Fluency? Automaticity?
Nathan asks what does the research say and are we being research-informed? They discuss the sort of barriers that pupils can face when we're looking at handwriting. And, what sort of things can be done? What interventions work? What about motivating learners and does giving out pen licences work?

The Drive Home with Harry Waters 19-1-22: Graphic Facilitation, Giant Redwoods and Much morewith Emily Bryson

We talked about everything from Marigolds to Giant Redwoods. Emily shared her journey through ELT to becoming a leading light in Graphic Facilitation and an author of an international text book. 
Learn more about at her website below. 
www.emilybrysonelt.com 
 
The blog about giant redwoods is in there too.

The Morning Break with Jane Ritter 19-01-22: Online teaching, hybrid lessons, training and qualifications.

This morning I spoke with the incredibly busy Robert Martinez about his career, work and continuing studies. He is passionate about teaching, training and developmental inspections. Listen back to find out more..

The late show with Libby Isaac 18-01-22: County Lines

Mothers united after teen drug tragedy. Both victims. Listen to Kerry, who is the mother of 15 Year old Leah who died in May 2019 after an overdose of MDMA, and Tammy who is Connor's mum who was part of the chain that supplied Leah with her drugs. They now campaign for Leah's Law, this is a petition to make it a specific criminal offense to supply drugs to anyone under the age of 16. Anyone under the age of 16 cannot consent to taking illegal substances. @TTRadio2022. @child_consent.